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Self-Realization: Analysis of a Primary Literary Theme

Self-Realization: Analysis of a Primary Literary Theme

Lewis, Virginia L.
Larkin, Edward T.
Walter, Hugo

Hardcover

Series: Studies on Themes and Motifs in Literature, Book 141

Literary Criticism

ISBN10: 1433187256
ISBN13: 9781433187254
Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
Published: Sep 29 2021
Pages: 194
Weight: 0.98
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

The study of self-realization as a primary literary theme covers a wide range of literature. The journey to self-discovery can be represented in many different forms, from novels of development to social criticism and to historical plays. It can provide the core of a basic literary form, such as a fairytale and the decision on crossroads of life. The self as a primary literary element can be identified as an axis of symmetry, similar to a central section of a wheel, which connects to all related themes. The description of space, setting, time, historical moment, and heritage shape all documentation of self-orientation. Thematic developments highlight specific appropriate locations for the unfolding story. By comparing works from different periods and examining manifestations of the theme in American, French, English, and German literature, this study traces the theme of self-realization in the coming-of-age constellation, the acceptance and the criticism of existing social conditions, the attempts to comprehend the past and the current historical conditions, and in utopian visions of the future.

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